Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-12
FROM TACOMA.
The People Agitated Over
the Political Aspect.

Ths Feeling shown By Interviews with
Hes q An Cszplsxisas-strsnes
Dsysiopuents azd Possible Can
didAsss MesfinE 81 Dems-
erAts Last Night
fhs -impending criEiss il what has
swallowed ~ even TIE interest 10 the
boom Everybody b talking about Il,
aud TIE SHADES Of spfRion are e varied
e tie tints Of an aufnmn landscape.
Many speak In the language Of W. W.
Kietchsr. Treasurer Of the Republican
O0unty COMMITTEES, whs said in eorveF
safion yesterday: think ws have
started right. We want 10 make Q sare
thing Of 10 this time and defeat the fol-
lowers Of the rsd aaR. IwoaId much
rather ne did it as the straight Rapabii
san party, and possibly Ne might have
done %, bat Il is not sure With the Demo
efats joining the peoples party. There
fore believe We have done veil 10 af
temps eoalttion. We can be assured Of
good business men being placed in
oAAA1c. ~ 1EG N0ENI ~ - U0mQ
son, Jim Steel and n. n. Harvey have
been spoken Of. any Of them would
make good Mayer, and this thinQ Of
city government Ia more Of q business
proposition than it IL Of pslities.S
Mayor Mann. % the other hand, 10
taIkiRR Of coalition said: When vas
East last fall I met an Official Of the
p. ID. 4 Z r. Z whe was
AL wRoUaaI Up
By ths political situation a. that time.
He said, Il has Just come 10 this: the
two great parties Of today will have 10
combine against tia people,"
The people. said I. combine against
the peoplei OF What are the two crest
parties compOsodF
s'rhey are composed Of the great
corporations, sir. That IL Of What they
are composed exactly. and they viii
have 10 combine against the people
"'Oh. hog said /, They will, ehr
Nov I think the word people was q
slip Of the tongue continued the
Mayer. He meant TO say the labor
element bat be said the people That
e Just what is going on here. and have
sesn il for month past. They have
been puttinR no this Job right along.
Mr.. Tyler hasn't passed me at any time
within that length OF time without
some sort Of little sneer. He wants TO
be Mayor. ard be seems 20 think that
the proper thing for him to do 10 to
snub me. Well. that's all right II he
thinks 80. asked him the niRht they
had this meeting wherein he agitated .
citizens movement 30 strongly, Why II
be wanted citizens ticket, they had
not advertised il and allowed everybody
the opportunity 10 attend II as such 2
He Feplied: 'Oh, We dont propose to
give them that chance.'"
Bot" said, you can't
HERD THE PEOPLE
The way you once did"
"'Oh, We can't, can't We T be said. |
He denies this morning having said 50, |
bat that's all right, too. IL you write |
about that talk With the railroad man
don't mention the roadS' said the Mayor |
in conclusion, "foT / NAV see him next |
simmer and he'll give me the devil
bat then, all right don't care"
"They say that swore at the meeting |
the other night" said ID. q. STAN Of the /
First ward, "but 10 was net q real case
Of sweaFinQ-it was merely to be i'm
pFessive, IL Wss this way" and the gen.
tlemaR rose aud with his Prince ALERT /
buttoned up to his throat, laid the white |
b1ne handle Of bis cane aeFsss the palm |
Of bis left hand with SEINE emphasis, |
cleared his throat and said: "NoS, |
mark you, that Is my idea exactly. |
There IL one man who lives over there |
10 the First ward. whom Mr.. Nixon was
speaking to me about. VITO might be |
elected on the straight Republican
ticket, but aside from that don't be- |
lieve Il can 90. know more about |
things over there than anybody. But, |
bark you, for Gods sake, gentlemen, |
unless the Dem scrats and Republicans |
90 ia together II will be all up with as"
"Yes. but STAN has been at these pri- /
vate Office meetings Of the past few
tItman had passed on.
7. l. Nixon has not been won over 10 /
THE COALITION IDEA.
THAT was the cry in the last cam
pai1n." lie saya, The Rel ublicans, |
It was then said. would have 70 combine |
9Th the Democrats to beat the peoples
party. The Democratic vote was but |
one-quArter Of that east in the town, |
while the Republicans lacked but l76 OF |
being equal 20 ell. fines are much /
more favorable 10 straight Republican |
ism nov than then, be said. Every body |
knew that IL q coalition was attempted |
the Democrats would pick of the better |
places. As for me, be said, would ra-
lher be a beaten Republican than an |
elected Democrat. We can elect a |
straight Republican ticket If We will. |
The Peoples party is not strong. Tneir |
leaders have all returned 20 the Repub- |
lioan party. The best men, women. i
children and dogs are 10 the Republican |
party"
w. j. Thompson said that the meet
inc Of the other night vas made up of |
business Gnen rather than politicians. |
ave want the best men for the city Of
hces and TO Join hands to secure them |
uill make rs none the less Republicans"
Re believed that none we're more sin
oere than Mr.. Nixon, who was Repub-
liean from Kansas. where trying times |
bad made them grow radical. But be
{ Mr.. Thompson) vas sincere In the BE-
lief thai IL vas better for all. Rs Taco
mans, 10 aoaleece. Let there be con-
ference Of business men without regard /
70 the Republican party, He thinks
that tue Chicago election IL an apt Illus
lFation Of what should be done here.
Democrats were not very taikAhtNc VI
advance OF their meeting. All who were |
spoken 10 expressed great satisfaction
at the action taken ~ the Republican |
meeting and thougbt that nothing /
would be done save the endorsement Of
or repetition Of she senti0snt expressed
and the appointment Of q
COMMITTEE OF ooxEEAKScE.
NH O'Conpos has been quoted 80
being tbs head center of the proposed |
Union LsbOg movement. He was met |
Yesterday and questioned as 20 the stu |
stion from bis standpoint.
"Yoa can Just put down once for all,
be said. that the people will rule here.
/ cannot tell YOU anything now-fm IS /
Gloss as this floor, bat everything IL ar
ranged and you can say that Ue Uill /
Gin. Who are the osndidatess Well. /
Mayor Mann "a our choice, bat am not |
snre be will asceps. am bringing al |
the induence 20 bear OG him that | can
n he refuses. then ve have another can
Aifasa that wfll sdrpFiee the peopla.